Stakeholder Engagement Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Stakeholder Engagement
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Stakeholder Engagement skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 35 93
Rank change year-on-year +10 +58 +29
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement 165 106 32
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 6.90% 5.65% 1.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.92% 6.01% 1.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 82 25
10th Percentile £400 £425 £378
25th Percentile £481 £470 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -19.20%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £650
90th Percentile £775 £786 £718
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -19.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72.25 - -
Median hourly rate £74.50 - -
75th Percentile £76.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £66.71 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

Stakeholder Engagement falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,083 1,763 1,890
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 87.05% 93.98% 91.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,406 1,149 1,284
10th Percentile £368 £331 £363
25th Percentile £456 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 22 17
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.57 £19.53
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £20.50
Median hourly rate £19.50 £29.75 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.45% +10.19% -22.86%
75th Percentile £41.25 £54.75 £78.75
90th Percentile £60.78 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £31.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -25.29% +3.33% -14.29%

Stakeholder Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Stakeholder Engagement relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Stakeholder Engagement job vacancy trend in the City of London

Stakeholder Engagement
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Engagement
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement in the City of London over the 6 months to 30 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the City of London

Stakeholder Engagement
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Engagement
Contract Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement within the City of London region over the 6 months to 30 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London Bridge - 1 £550 -
Stakeholder Engagement
Central London

Stakeholder Engagement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 8 (4.85%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.64%) Confluence
3 5 (3.03%) Apache Spark
4 4 (2.42%) Apache
5 1 (0.61%) CMS
5 1 (0.61%) HCL Notes
5 1 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 14 (8.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.42%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.82%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.61%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (3.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.21%) Aladdin
3 2 (1.21%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (1.21%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.61%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.61%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.61%) Maximo
4 1 (0.61%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.61%) SAP FI-AR
4 1 (0.61%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.61%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.61%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 40 (24.24%) Azure
2 27 (16.36%) Power Platform
3 19 (11.52%) AWS
4 10 (6.06%) GCP
5 9 (5.45%) Azure Data Factory
6 8 (4.85%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (4.85%) SaaS
7 7 (4.24%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (3.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 5 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (2.42%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (2.42%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (2.42%) Power Automate
10 4 (2.42%) Snowflake
10 4 (2.42%) SuccessFactors
11 3 (1.82%) Amazon Bedrock
11 3 (1.82%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (1.82%) Copilot Studio
11 3 (1.82%) GitHub
11 3 (1.82%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.82%) Network Security
2 2 (1.21%) DNS
2 2 (1.21%) LAN
2 2 (1.21%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (1.21%) VPN
2 2 (1.21%) WAN
2 2 (1.21%) Wireless
3 1 (0.61%) Cisco IPT
3 1 (0.61%) Firewall
3 1 (0.61%) Internet
3 1 (0.61%) IP Telephony
3 1 (0.61%) PSTN
3 1 (0.61%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.61%) VLAN
3 1 (0.61%) VoIP
3 1 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (13.33%) Power BI
2 10 (6.06%) Metadata
3 7 (4.24%) Data Lake
4 6 (3.64%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.82%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.82%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.82%) Power Query
5 3 (1.82%) SQL Server
6 2 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (1.21%) Data Mining
6 2 (1.21%) Electronic Patient Records
6 2 (1.21%) SAP BW
6 2 (1.21%) Star Schema
6 2 (1.21%) Tableau
7 1 (0.61%) DataStage
7 1 (0.61%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.61%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (9.09%) JIRA
2 4 (2.42%) GitLab
3 2 (1.21%) Zephyr
4 1 (0.61%) Git
4 1 (0.61%) JDeveloper
4 1 (0.61%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.61%) JUnit
4 1 (0.61%) Mockito
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.61%) Selenium
General
1 74 (44.85%) Social Skills
2 61 (36.97%) Finance
3 36 (21.82%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (18.18%) Public Sector
5 17 (10.30%) Banking
6 9 (5.45%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (3.64%) Retail
8 5 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.03%) Marketing
8 5 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.42%) Financial Institution
9 4 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (2.42%) Investment Banking
9 4 (2.42%) Police
10 3 (1.82%) Front Office
10 3 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (1.21%) Legal
11 2 (1.21%) Local Government
11 2 (1.21%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 28 (16.97%) Analyst
2 27 (16.36%) Architect
3 20 (12.12%) Lead
4 19 (11.52%) Senior
5 17 (10.30%) Business Analyst
6 13 (7.88%) Project Manager
7 12 (7.27%) Data Architect
8 10 (6.06%) Consultant
8 10 (6.06%) Data Analyst
9 9 (5.45%) Developer
10 6 (3.64%) Data Engineer
10 6 (3.64%) Delivery Manager
10 6 (3.64%) Security Architect
10 6 (3.64%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (3.03%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
11 5 (3.03%) Change Manager
11 5 (3.03%) Data Business Analyst
11 5 (3.03%) Security Manager
11 5 (3.03%) Senior Developer
11 5 (3.03%) Strategy Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.24%) PySpark
2 3 (1.82%) Middleware
3 2 (1.21%) .NET
3 2 (1.21%) FastAPI
3 2 (1.21%) Flask
3 2 (1.21%) Playwright
3 2 (1.21%) PyTorch
3 2 (1.21%) REST
3 2 (1.21%) scikit-learn
3 2 (1.21%) Spring
3 2 (1.21%) Spring Boot
3 2 (1.21%) TensorFlow
3 2 (1.21%) XML
4 1 (0.61%) Kafka
4 1 (0.61%) Next.js
4 1 (0.61%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.61%) OpenID
4 1 (0.61%) Pandas
4 1 (0.61%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.61%) React
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.27%) Product Ownership
2 10 (6.06%) Cloud Native
3 9 (5.45%) Data Structures
4 5 (3.03%) AI Agents
5 4 (2.42%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (2.42%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.42%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.82%) Reference Data
7 2 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.21%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.21%) Fixed Income
7 2 (1.21%) FMCG
7 2 (1.21%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.61%) CSOC
8 1 (0.61%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.61%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.61%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.82%) Linux
1 3 (1.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (29.09%) Stakeholder Management
2 43 (26.06%) Agile
3 33 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 32 (19.39%) AI
4 32 (19.39%) Analytics
5 31 (18.79%) Decision-Making
6 29 (17.58%) Business Intelligence
7 25 (15.15%) Data Modelling
7 25 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
8 24 (14.55%) Migration
8 24 (14.55%) Roadmaps
9 22 (13.33%) Data Governance
10 19 (11.52%) DevOps
11 18 (10.91%) CI/CD
11 18 (10.91%) Validation
12 17 (10.30%) Change Management
12 17 (10.30%) Requirements Gathering
13 15 (9.09%) Data Architecture
13 15 (9.09%) Project Management
14 14 (8.48%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 24 (14.55%) SQL
2 20 (12.12%) Python
3 6 (3.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (2.42%) Bicep
5 3 (1.82%) C#
5 3 (1.82%) Java
6 2 (1.21%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.61%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.61%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.61%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.61%) Scala
7 1 (0.61%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.61%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.61%) VBA
Qualifications
1 29 (17.58%) Security Cleared
2 25 (15.15%) SC Cleared
3 8 (4.85%) Degree
4 5 (3.03%) DBS Check
5 4 (2.42%) PMP
6 3 (1.82%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.82%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.21%) CEH
7 2 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.21%) CREST Certified
7 2 (1.21%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.21%) OSCP
7 2 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.61%) CHECK Team Leader
8 1 (0.61%) GPEN
8 1 (0.61%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (16.97%) Data Quality
2 14 (8.48%) QA
3 9 (5.45%) PMO
4 8 (4.85%) GDPR
4 8 (4.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (4.85%) NIST
5 5 (3.03%) NCSC
6 4 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.82%) SLA
8 2 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (1.21%) GRC
8 2 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 2 (1.21%) PERC
9 1 (0.61%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.61%) COBIT
9 1 (0.61%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.61%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.61%) NIST 800
System Software
1 5 (3.03%) Docker
2 3 (1.82%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (4.85%) Kubernetes
2 6 (3.64%) Terraform
3 3 (1.82%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.21%) Istio
5 1 (0.61%) Grafana
5 1 (0.61%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 37 (22.42%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.88%) Databricks
2 13 (7.88%) SAP
3 6 (3.64%) ServiceNow
4 4 (2.42%) Google
4 4 (2.42%) OpenAI
4 4 (2.42%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.82%) MuleSoft
5 3 (1.82%) Oracle
5 3 (1.82%) Remedy
6 2 (1.21%) BMC
6 2 (1.21%) Cisco
6 2 (1.21%) Informatica
6 2 (1.21%) Workday
7 1 (0.61%) Cognizant
7 1 (0.61%) Freshdesk
7 1 (0.61%) IBM
7 1 (0.61%) Lotus
7 1 (0.61%) Planon
7 1 (0.61%) Qualtrics